RTA Bill 14 (2024) — Personal-Use Eviction Reform
Also known as: Bill 14 RTA · Personal-use eviction reform
BC Residential Tenancy Act amendment effective July 18, 2024 lengthening personal-use eviction notice from 2 to 4 months, requiring 12 months minimum occupancy by the new occupant, and introducing a web portal to combat fraudulent personal-use evictions.
Effective July 18, 2024, BC RTA Bill 14 amended the personal-use eviction regime. Landlords serving a Notice of End of Tenancy for personal/family use must now give 4 months notice (up from 2) and the new occupant — landlord, close family member, or a purchaser to whom the property is being conveyed — must occupy the rental unit for at least 12 consecutive months.
Failure to occupy the unit for the minimum 12 months entitles the displaced tenant to compensation of 12 months' rent. The amendment also introduces a mandatory web portal for issuing personal-use eviction notices, designed to combat the documented pattern of fraudulent personal-use evictions used to vacate units for above-cap rent resets.
Related terms
- BC Annual Rent Cap — The maximum allowable annual rent increase for existing BC tenancies, set yearly by the Residential Tenancy Branch — 2.
- BC Residential Tenancy Act (SBC 2002, c. 78) — The BC Residential Tenancy Act (SBC 2002, c.
- BC Notice to End Tenancy (RTB Forms) — The prescribed BC Residential Tenancy Branch forms a landlord must use to end a tenancy — RTB-30 (cause), RTB-32 (personal/family use, 4 months as of July 18, 2024), RTB-29 (10 days for unpaid rent), and several others — each with its own grounds, notice period, and tenant dispute window.
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- BC Governmentretrieved 2026-05-08Ending a tenancy — Personal usehttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/housing-tenancy/residential-tenancies/ending-a-tenancy/landlord-notice/end-of-tenancy-personal-use
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